Requests Information about Storage of Sulfur

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[T. D. R. 8 June 30 1794] Sir, I beg the favor of being informed what quantity of Sulphur there is in the public Stores; also where the parcels lie, as the supply of the gunpowder will be in part effected by procuring Salt[petre] I have the honor to be with great Sir, Your most obl^t Serv^t Sign^d T. C. Commiss^r of the Reven[ue] &: The Secretary of War

Type

Letterbook

Description

Requests information about sulfur stores. The supply of gunpowder will depend on how much and where the sulfur is stored.

Date

06/30/1794

Author

Tench Coxe

Recipient

Henry Knox

Sent from

Revenue Office

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters Sent (Letterbook) of Commissioner of the Revenue, Tench Coxe, Relating to War Department Procurement, Apr 14, 1794-Aug 26, 1796. (RG75) (M74)

Document number

1794063040001

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Notable persons

Henry Knox

Tench Coxe

Notable locations

Revenue Office

Notable items

sulfur stores

gunpowder